Meet Brandon Maximilian, a cold, calculating tycoon born from a powerful mafia bloodline. Raised in a world of violence, betrayal, and death, he learned one rule early-power is everything, and mercy is weakness feared by everyone and owned by no one Brandon doesn't just rule-he destroys a name whispered in fear, a shadow no one dares challenge but everything changes the day he meets a mysterious girl who saves him and puts him in his place for the first time something unfamiliar awakens inside him Curiosity Obsession Desire And now Brandon Maximilian is no longer just hunting power-he's hunting her "I'll wait for you even if it takes a lifetime." Meanwhile, a girl named Rose wakes up in a world she doesn't understand-surrounded by secrets, danger, and a man she should fear but somehow can't forget A university hiding darkness.